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Pakistan firing hits life on Kashmir border

Poonch, Jan 17: Life has turned full circle for many villagers whose homes virtually hug Jammu and Kashmir's porous border with Pakistan.With the Indian and Pakistani militaries locked in fresh shelling and firing, and with

IANS Published : Jan 17, 2013 14:29 IST, Updated : Jan 18, 2013 6:33 IST


Already, the Pakistani Army has breached the truce 10 times this year, compared to 117 last year and 61 in 2011.



Indians say that Pakistani forces open fire at Indian posts to help terrorists to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir.

Chand Mohammad, a 45-year-old farmer in Salotri village, said children in the border hamlets had stopped going to schools "as their route is exposed to shelling".

Even farming, cattle rearing and routine life have got hit.

Iqbal Khan, who lives near Sona Gali, where Pakistani troops killed the two Indian soldiers Jan 8, is very worried.

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